Utility of prognostic stratification in adults with community-acquired bacterial meningitis

S I Aronin; V J Quagliarello

doi:10.1007/s12019-001-0011-7

Utility of prognostic stratification in adults with community-acquired bacterial meningitis

Compr Ther. 2001 Spring;27(1):72-7. doi: 10.1007/s12019-001-0011-7.

Authors

S I Aronin¹, V J Quagliarello

Affiliation

¹ Waterbury Hospital Health Center, 64 Robbins Street, Waterbury, CT 06721, USA.

PMID: 11280860
DOI: 10.1007/s12019-001-0011-7

Abstract

Prognostic stratification uses baseline clinical features to subdivide patients into subgroups with different risks for a particular outcome. We review the importance of prognostic stratification in internal medicine, in infectious diseases, and in adults with community-acquired bacterial meningitis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / mortality
Aged
Community-Acquired Infections* / diagnosis
Community-Acquired Infections* / drug therapy
Community-Acquired Infections* / physiopathology
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial* / diagnosis
Meningitis, Bacterial* / drug therapy
Meningitis, Bacterial* / physiopathology
Predictive Value of Tests*
Prognosis
Risk Factors